State of Tech in Texas
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Texas has a robust technology sector with 581,200 jobs and a total compensation of $56.2 billion, making it the fifth largest tech market in the U.S. Major cities like Dallas and Austin contribute significantly to this employment, especially in data processing and cloud services. The state's technology employment has been growing rapidly, with a notable presence of major companies and a strong workforce.
State of Tech in Texas
- 1. 346,500 581,200 Technology Jobs 32,603 Technology Companies $56.2 Billion Total Compensation $96,612 Average Annual Wage Technology Employment | 2nd Average Technology Wage | 12th State Rankings California New York Texas Florida Massachusetts TOP STATES BY TECH EMPLOYMENT STATE OF TECH IN TEXAS WHERE TEXAS RANKS #1 1,087,800 581,200 286,300 307,100 jobs in data processing & hosting computer, peripheral, and software wholesalers computer network support specialists cloud & data services jobs SILICON HILLS AUSTIN DALLAS SILICON PRAIRIE 65% of the population migrated here The third fastest growing city in the United States 17 companies on the Inc. 5000 list The fifth major U.S. technology market Nearly 2,600 tech companies provide 50,000 jobs The sector grew by 8% in 2012 Home to 21 Fortune 500 companies Home to 300 locally headquartered companies that each employ more than 1,000 globally 18 companies on Forbes 500 list Home to 127.4 million sq. ft. of office space 37% of Texas’ high-tech workforce DFW has 216,886 technology jobs, 32% of all technology jobs in Texas COMPANY LOCATIONS Dallas Austin Hosting & Cloud Services $132.447 Billion Dallas Austin Houston Computer systems design services & end-to-end software solutions $92.793 Billion Austin Online Entertainment $75.381 Billion Austin Austin Austin Gaming $5.548 Billion Gaming $3.575 Billion eCommerce Services $17.902 Billion SECTOR TOTAL SALES REGIONAL SHOWDOWN Austin vs. Dallas SOURCES http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/08/study-texas-has-the-fastest-growing-technology-employment-in-the-u-s.html/ https://www.comptia.org/resources/2015-cyberstates http://gov.texas.gov/files/ecodev/IT_Report.pdf http://www.dallas-ecodev.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/profile.pdf http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/05/why-austin-is-techs-new-destination-of-choice/ http://www.destinationdfw.com/Dallas-Fort-Worth-Technology-and-Telecom-Hub/ http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2012/11/06/report-austin-no-5-most-high-tech.html Experts Exchange takes a look at employment across technology jobs in the Lone Star State. VS